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November 2019

AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Sports Information  –  Sports
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
Isabel Sarty (swimming) was named Female AUS Athlete of the Week.
Stephanie Brown  –  Research, Health Professions, Graduate Studies
Monday, November 18, 2019
Robin Campbell was a volunteer firefighter for 10 years in the Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia, and is now hoping her research will lead to policy changes that will improve mental health training, awareness and support for volunteer firefighters across the province.
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Sports Information  –  Sports
Monday, November 18, 2019
Isabel Sarty (Swimming) and Jordan Wilson (Basketball) are this week's AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ MUSCLE MLK Athletes of the Week.
AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Sports Information  –  Sports
Monday, November 18, 2019
Women's swimming team finishes first at Kemp Fry Invitational.
Alison Auld  –  Research, Management, Resource and Environmental Studies, Science, Marine Affairs
Friday, November 15, 2019
Researchers at AV¾ãÀÖ²¿, NSCC, Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Full Bay Scallop Association have completed a three-year scan of the bottom of the Bay of Fundy for garbage and debris — and the results aren't pretty.
Ryan McNutt  –  News
Friday, November 15, 2019
What does an inclusive curriculum look like? How can classroom spaces become more equitable? Faculty, students and staff took advantage of fall study break to consider these and other related questions as part of a Senate-hosted forum on embedding equity, diversity and inclusion in learning and teaching.
Staff  –  News
Friday, November 15, 2019
Highlights of presentations and decisions from the October 28 meeting of the AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ Senate.
Theresa Salah  –  Student Life, Computer Science, Management, Engineering
Thursday, November 14, 2019
Co-hosted by several different Dal labs and sandbox spaces, AV¾ãÀÖ²¿ took part in the International NASA Space Apps Challenge last month, bringing together students and alumni across disciplines to tackle out-of-this-world challenges.
Julia Rodgers  –  Research, Arts and Social Sciences, Political Science
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Justin Trudeau will have change his style of governing in the new minority government, writes Political Science PhD student Julia Rodgers. Working in a co-operative government with other political parties could diminish executive dominance.
Janet Dyson  –  Research, Philosophy, Arts and Social Sciences
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Read our Q&A with Philosopher Lissa Skitolsky, the Simon and Riva Spatz Visiting Chair in Jewish Studies for the 2019-20 year, as she prepares for her first public lecture this week on "Holocaust Humour and our Sensibility of Anti-Black Violence."